KISS MY BUMPER!

Blog Show and Senate Insurance. The ancient Greek Gods couldn't have created a better pair! This match made in heaven was due in very large part to the very hard work put forth by the dynmic duo of Dan Steinberg and Jamie Mottram. It may look like all fun and games, but I can assure you that they would not agree. I think their dedication shines through when Blog Show is stacked up against the competition. Oops, that certainly was unprofessional, now wasn't it?

Here's Blog Show XXVI, the first episode officially sponsored by the good people at Senate Insurance.

ps - DO NOT FORGET to browse the BLOG SHOW TEE SHIRT SHOP

Blog Show XVII

I was supposed to be down in Anacostia watching some serious NBA talent take to the courts of Berry Farms, but Mother Nature has insisted on douching everyone in the Washington DC area for the last few hours. Here's the latest edition of Blog Show. And here's a recap of the latest DC Blogger Happy Hour.

Blog Show 17 (Nyjer Please)
Blog Show No. 17: 'Suck Walnuts' (Mr Irrelevant)
This Weeks Sports Blog Show (ShoutFan)
LIO & The Blog Show: A Match Made In Heaven (Lion In Oil)
I find it horribly addicting, and I'm not sure if I should be worried about that. (Red Sox Monster)
Blog Show 17:I'd Like to Thank the Academy (Hogs Haven)
Mr Irrelevant Presents Blog Show XVII (With Leather)
The latest Episode of Blog Show (The Hype Guy)
Smittblog Shout Out On The Blog Show (The Smittblog)

Blog Show XVI

Friday means two things. It's time to hit the piss and it's time for Blog Show. I started the drinking regiment last night in the greater Georgetown area and here is Blog Show.

There's the strong possibility that I will be in close proximity to a dancing Dan Steinberg with video camera in hand sometime within the next 24 hours, so keep a look out for that.

Blog Show No. 16: 'You Talked over my One-Liner' (Mr Irrelevant)
Blog Show 16 (The Bench Warmer)
HRD Blog Show 16 (Home Run Derby)
Look Mom! I'm on TV! (Red Sox Monster)
Last but certainly not least (100% Injury Rate)
Look for Jesse Jackson to mobilize the Rainbow Coalition if Mr. Steinberg's theory about the American Mustache Institute is correct (With Leather)
Blog Show 16 (Nyjer Please)
Blog Show XVI (Deuce of Davenport)

Blog Show XV

I am really looking forward to Steinberg returning this week. I'm sure everyone else is too.

Thnaks to Jamie for letting me tag along and thanks to everyone for the kind words, depsite what I consider my sub-par performance.

Blog Show XV (Brahsome.com)
Blog Show has a little change up this week (The Hype Guy)
Blog Show No. 15: 'The Dude Abides' (Mr Irrelevant)
Mr Irrelevant presents Blog Show XV (With Leather)
Your Pain is Our Gain (100% Injury Rate)
Blog Show Numero Viente y Cinco (Awful Announcing)
Blog Show Debut (Doberman on the Diamond)

Blog Show XIV

It was a long break, but we're finally back, and by back, I mean better than ever.

For my money, this is out best effort to date.

I'd be remissed if I didn't mention the fact that while the show was airing live, Washington Post Live Host Russ Thaler uttered the following during the YouTube of the Week, "It would have been more impressive if that actually came out of his butt."

Blog Show No. 14: 'A Self-Imposed Hiatus' (Mr Irrelevant)
HRD makes Blog Show 14 (Home Run Derby)
Blog Show: Back with a Vengeance (Lion in Oil)
Blog Show #14 (Nyjer Please)
We totally have our original, trendy t-shirt ready for the blog show. (The Big Lead)

Blog Show XIII

Ah, The Dude is back from a relaxing (i.e. drunk) weekend spent camping in Western Maryland. The Comcast Sportsnet Softball Team swept our Saturday doubleheader and is now just one game out of the division lead. An excellent weekend all around.

So what better way to start of the work week than watching the episode that put Blog Show at a baker's dozen.

Blog Show No. 13: 'This Is the Balls' (Mr Irrelevant)
Dropping another duece on you (100% Injury Rate)
We're Rolling HArd These Days (The Sporting Orange)
HRD Got More Wings (Home Run Derby)
Thank You Crazy Sports Wives. Thank You (Sports Gone South)
Mr Irrelevant displays Blog Show XIII (With Leather)
It's All About The Linkage (The Ghost of Wayne Fontes)
Random Linkage for the Weekend (The Hype Guy)

Blog Show XII

An even dozen!

Some great moments in this week's show. Steinz was bringing it strong with some fantastic one-liners. If you were drunk last week after playing the Blog Show Drinking Game, my guess is this week might be better (or worse).

Our inbox is filling up fast, so if you want to be a part of Blog Show XIII, get your tips in early!

Now With More Wings! B&C On The Blog Show (Bugs & Cranks)
Blog Show No. 12: 'The Freshest Pig Anus Available' (Mr Irrelevant)
The Blog Show (Draft Kevin Durant)
Le Blog Show Numero Douze (The Hype Guy)
SGS On The Blog Show: “…And Some Guy Named Jay From Sports Gone South. Don’t Know Him.” (Sports Gone South)
Injury Rate makes the Blog Show twice in one sitting (100% Injury Rate)
Can you believe Blog Show is at XII? (Deadspin)
Blog Show No. 12 unvieled, Zach L.S. finally gets his shout-out (We are the Postmen)
Bitching and Whining totally pays off! (The Big Picture)
Mr Irrelevant presents Bog Show XII (With Leather)

Blog Show is Blowing Up!

First, it was The Blog Show Drinking Game, and now it's time for the clip show. Well, technically, the clip show came first, but it's just been one helluva a process getting it up on the YouTubes.

If anyone can remember back to March 19, you know that got off to what some might call a 'rough start', but ever since then, we've been in the zone, and it just keeps getting better.

Anyhow, without further to do, I present to you, The Best of Blog Show.

An Internet Phenomenon (Phil Elkins)
The Best of Blog Show: '100-to-1 Odds' (Mr Irrelevant)
Best in Blog Show (Baseball Musings)

Blog Show XI

This week's Blog Show marks a few seminal moments of sorts. We finally have an email address, thanks to the newest member of the Blog Show team, our intern Mike Prada, the proprietor of Bullets Forever. Plus, we were joined, via crappy delayed satelitte, by Matt Ufford; front-page newsmaker and the man behind With Leather. Enjoy!

I really like the fact that we have switched to Roman Numerals to keep track. It just makes us that much cooler.

Blog Show No. 11: 'Objectifying Cheese' (Mr Irrelevant)
Immortality, Thy Name is YouTube! (Pyle of List)
We are on the Blog Show. Not sure what that means... (Loser With Socks)
The Association Appears on Blog Show XI (The Association)
The Blog Show lets us sample the artisan cheese: Matt Ufford makes an appearance. (Foul Balls)
The Chief guest stars on Blog Show XI (With Leather)
Blog Show XI: We Get Our Wings (Rumors and Rants)
Blog Show Numero 11 (Larry Brown Sports)
Blog Show gets interned (Hogs Haven)
This Blog Show Goes to Eleven! (Awful Announcing)
Talk about blowin up: the Blog Show now has an intern and is scoring guests. (The Big Lead)

Blog Show Has Officially Arrived!

People in TV always say that a show has made it when it gets into syndication. Well, I beg to differ. I say you haven't made it until there is a drinking game created about you or your show.

There's the Brent Musberger Drinking Game in which "Everyone drinks 1 when Brent says "Folks." However, if Brent says "Hold on Folks", everyone must drink once but the first person to drink has to finish their drink for not holding on."

How about the ESPN College Gameday Drinking Game. Rule #16: If Holly Rowe starts to look good to you, stop drinking.

My personal favorite has to be The Price is Right Drinking Game. Rule #4:drink everytime someone bids a dollar. Rule #16: If you make it to the end of the show and Bob tells you to spay or neuter your pets, drink a beer.

Well, now there is a drinking game that trumps all others. It's the BLOG SHOW DRINKING GAME! The tremendously gracious contributors over at Rumors and Rants were kind enough to sit down and come up with this one, and for that, the Blog Show Crew is forever indebted to them.

The great thing about this game is that it took a true Blog Show fan to come up with some of these rules. Someone who watches Blog Show with a critical, yet careful, eye. Take a look at some of these rules.

Take a sip if:
A blogger gets his (or her) wings via a "ding."
Dan swings and misses badly on a one-liner, bringing the show to a screeching halt.
They talk at the same time.
Jamie uncomfortably, yet smoothly segues into another topic. (Ex. "Speaking of keeping your groin in check...")

Take two sips if:
You've never heard of the blog they reference.
They refer to how low-budget the show is.
Hairstyles (facial or head) are examined.

Chug if:
Dan nails a one-liner (or as we call it, a "That gets a ding" moment).
Jamie doesn't get one of Dan's jokes.
Dan, and not Jamie, makes the transition between segments.

Just a few examples of the brilliance that is the staff at Rumors and Rants. Again, we can't thank them enough, and I can assure them that R and R will be getting some loud dings on this week's edition of Blog Show!

Rumors and Rants rolls out the Blog Show Drinking Game (With Leather)
Introducing the Blog Show Drinking Game (Mr Irrelevant)
The Blog Show Drinking Game. Ha. (Deadspin)
We already knew The Blog Show was good - here's a way to make it even better (One More Dying Quail)
Why Don't We Get Drunk and Watch Blog Show? (Foul Balls)

Blog Show X

Double Digits!

It feels great to be ten!

How great does Steinz look as our screenshot, huh? I'd also like to point out the fact that as I publish this, SEVEN blogs have already picked up this latest edition, before Jamie or myself actually posted it. Thanks to everyone for that!

Grab some string cheese and watch Blog Show (With Leather)
Video - The Blog Show (Ballhype)
Mondesi's House makes the cut on another edition of The Washington Post's Blog Show (Mondesi's House)
Blog Show NUMBER TEN (The Hype Guy)
Need4Sheed on Blog Show (Need 4 Sheed)
Sportable featured on The Blog Show (Sportable)
The Yankees Are Ready For You Streaking Hooligans (The Fanhouse)
LIO Does The Blog Show (Lion in Oil)
Blog Show No. 10: 'That Get's a Ding' (Mr Irrelevant)
Blog Show No. 10 is Out! (The Big Picture)
Mr. Irrelevant celebrates a Milestone (Sports by Brooks)
Memo to the People: Here is Episode #10 (Joe Sports Fan)
The Blog Show hits double digits (Just Call Me Juice)
And Finally… (Shot to Nothing)

Blog Show #9

What better way to cap off a fantastic sports weekend than to kick up your feet and watch the phenomenon that is Blog Show!

It's pretty amazing to think that less than three months ago, this show was just an idea, and now we are on the precipice of Blog Show X!

We appreaciate all the support that we have gotten from across The Blogosphere, and makes sure to stay tuned. The best is yet to come!

Blog Show No. 9: 'Phallic Symbology' (Mr Irrelevant)
Bugs & Cranks featured on “The Blog Show” (Bugs & Cranks)
It's time for Phallic Symbology on the Blog Show (Foul Balls)
We're on TV Again! (Don't Blink) (Name of the Year)
Mr Irrelevant presents Blog Show No. 9 (With Leather)
Jockin' The Jaunt (The Janut)

Blog Show #8 ... The Best Yet?

It is with great joy and excitment that I present to you the latest edition of Blog Show. Steinz and Mottram came through with some great stuff this week and we had some excellent content to work with. I really believe this is our best effort to date!

Now I am off to the America's Cup of Polo! Expect a full report later.

Blog Show No. 8: 'Bring Your Drunken Goat With You' (Mr Irrelevant)
Home Run Derby is on The Blog Show … (Home Run Derby)
Mascots Dance Off … on Real TV (Larry Brown Sports)
Blog Show mentions the Deuce! AGAIN (Deuce of Davenpost)
Blog Show No.8 on Mr Irrelevant (With Leather)
We made the Blog Show this week! (Ladies ...)
Video - The Blog Show (Ballhype)
Say it again, Jamie (Snarktastic)

Inside Blog Show (Part II)

James, if you please ...

JL: Where did the name 'Blog Show' come from?

Littles: That's an interesting story Jim. The first go around at trying to come up with a name was at the DC Sports Bloggers Happy Hour. Although we had some interesting ideas thrown out that night, nothing was decided on and that was probably for the best considering the bar tab that we ran up. To be honest, I can't really recall who actually came up with 'Blow Show', but I know that Jamie, Dan, and I made the final decision on the name over dinner at Gordon Biersch Brewery, where we ran up another pretty hefty tab! One thing I do know is that the minute that it was decided that 'Blog Show' would be the name, I knew that the theme song, which has become sort of an internet phenomenon, was going to be an ode to the Saturday Night Live sketch 'Dog Show'.

JL: Gordon Biersch, huh? You guys seem real classy?

Littles: Well, in all fairness, GBB wasn't our first choise. We had originally arranged to dine at one of the more exclusive restaurants in DC, The Old Ebbitt Grill. But I, being the novice businessman that I was, didn't realize that getting a table there on a Thursday night, without a reservation, was harder than Vida Guerra's ass.

JL: That is a fine ass, isn't it?

Littles: It sure is Jim.

It sure is

STAYED TUNED TO THE DUDE ABIDES FOR MORE EDITIONS OF 'INSIDE BLOG SHOW'

Inside Blog Show (Part I)

Inside Blog Show (Part I)

I thought it would be fun to let my three readers in on the "industry secrets" of how Blog Show comes together every week, and what better way to relay that information than a formal sit-down interview of, well, myself. But hold the phone, we have a brought in a professional to conduct the interview! The one and only James Lipton, host of Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio!

So, without further to do, I give you, 'Inside Blog Show'. James, the floor is yours.

JL: The concept of Blog Show is one that has been called "revolutionary", but where did the original idea actually come from?

Littles: Well, James, first of all, thanks for having me. It really is an honor that you dropped by this afternoon, and let me be the first to say that I really can't see your face without thinking of Will Ferrell. But, I digress. With regards to your question, it really started with the insistance of Dan Steinberg to include a weekly segment, devoted to the sports blogosphere, in the new talk show that The Washington Post and Comcast Sportsnet were teaming up to work on, appropriately titled, 'Washington Post Live'.

JL: And, as I understand it, it wasn't long before another blogger's name was being banded about in the Comcast Sportsnet newsroom?

Littles: That's correct Jim. Steinberg mentioned to the powers that be that there was a local lad, by the name of Jamie Mottram who had been dubbed 'The Blogfather' by his fellow blog brethren. The kicker was that he had TV experience.

It seemed to be a perfect match! So, we had our stars, now all we needed was a direction for the segment.

STAYED TUNED TO THE DUDE ABIDES FOR MORE EDITIONS OF 'INSIDE BLOG SHOW'

In case you missed it

Here's Blog Show #7

Over 1,500 views at the time of this post (not bad at all!)

Update: Now over 1,700 views ... 200 in just the past 24 hours!

Blog Show No. 7: 'I Love Jeffrey Sebelia' (Mr Irrelevant)
Off-Season Laziness: KSK on the Blog Show! (Kissing Suzy Kolber)
Finally, We’re The Enemy Of Complexity … (The Basketball Jones)
Blog Show is not Dead (True Hoop)
'Mottram and Steinz Continue Their Effortful Crusade' (The Hype Guy)
'A Program You Should Be Watching' (The Big Lead)

The Bar is Open

Alright world, you wanted it, you got it. People said I should do it, so here goes. The focus here will be sports, but you really never know what you're going to get when you click here. I mean why limit myself?

I've tried blogging (blogging?) once before. It was decent enough, right? I feel like this will be more challenging. It's one thing to blog about something that you are doing (like a trip to World Cup).

Guess which one is me???

It's a whole different thing to try to do this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this on a daily basis.

So, let's go over the basics ...

Q: Why "the dude abides"?

A: Well, because, the dude abides.

Q: What's my interest in the sports blogosphere?

A: Just like the sun is the center of the solar system, Blog Show is the center of my blogosphere.

Q: Do you really have the time to do this?

A: No, no, and a lot more no's.

Q: So why are you doing it?

A: There isn't a better place for me to put the Indian version of "Thriller" on the display!

Q: What are you wearing?

A: Mothering Hut Design

Q: Why do you keep talking to yourself?

A: I couldn't get this guy to do the interview.

Q: So, you're the mastermind behind the scenes of BogTV and Blog Show?

A: You got me!

Q: Shouldn't you mention The Blogfather at some point?

A: Yes, he deserves it.

Q: Are you done yet?

A: Now I am